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For Ben Stiller, 'House Of Blue Leaves' Is Home

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<strong>High Hopes:</strong> In <em>The House of Blue Leaves</em>, zoo-keeper Artie Shaughnessy (Ben Stiller) dreams of becoming a Hollywood songwriter and his mistress, Bunny Flingus (Jennifer Jason Leigh), will do anything to help him get there. Forty years ago, Stiller's mother played Bunny in the original off-Broadway production. And in 1986, Stiller played the role of Artie's son. (Joan Marcus)
High Hopes: In The House of Blue Leaves, zoo-keeper Artie Shaughnessy (Ben Stiller) dreams of becoming a Hollywood songwriter and his mistress, Bunny Flingus (Jennifer Jason Leigh), will do anything to help him get there. Forty years ago, Stiller's mother played Bunny in the original off-Broadway production. And in 1986, Stiller played the role of Artie's son. (Joan Marcus)

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